Vestr-hálfa
Old Norse Dictionary - vestr-hálfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "vestr-hálfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vestr-hálfa can mean:vestr-hálfa
- vestr-hálfa
- and -álfa, u, f. the western region, Stj. 68: of the ancient Neustria, Fms. x. 235: of Western Africa, Al. 157, 158; ætlaði hann Cham vestrhálfu, Edda (pref.); þaðan (from Spain) fór hann í vestrálfu heimsins, Bret. 30.
- vestr-hálfa
- 2. mod. of America.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᛏᚱ-ᚼᛅᛚᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pref.
- preface.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)